It was the year of the Lockerbie bombing, the year when the pound note ceased to be legal tender and Die Hard first hit the cinemas – but what did 1988 bring on the home front?
Here we have another rummage in Times & Star picture archives for a snapshot of what was happening on our doorsteps.
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